passiverewritingmixedtenses

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!
Rewrite the following sentences in the passive. Pay attention to the verb tense; there are at least two consecutive sentences for every tense.

1. They make these televisions in Japan. → These
2. We clean the garages every day. → The garages
3. Mr. James washes the car every week. → The
4. The police arrested two hundred people. →Two
5. They told Mary the news. → Mary .
6. We opened the factory at nine o’clock. →
7. Paul took a lot of pictures. → A
8. Someone’s interviewing Dr Johnson at the moment. →Dr Johnson
9. They’re repairing your shoes.→ Your
10. The headmaster is sending you a message. → You
11. The police are questioning Mr. And Mrs. Davidson. → Mr.
12. They were carrying the bomb to a safe place. → The
13. They were painting the outside of the ship. → The
14. About thirty million people were watching this programme.→ This
15. I have told the children about the party. → The
16. They have cancelled the meeting. → The
17. Someone has given Carla a bunch of flowers. → A bunch ;
→ Carla
18. He has invited all the students in the school.→ All
19. Someone had removed the papers. → The
20. The housekeeper had checked the water level. → The
21. They had invited two hundred people to the wedding. → Two
22. Someone will cut the grass next Saturday. → The
23. Someone will blow a whistle if there is an emergency.→ A whistle
24. I will send the letter tomorrow. → The
25. They are going to sell a new electric car. → A new
26. They are going to repair the house. → The
27. She is going to post that parcel tomorrow. → That
28. You should keep these flowers in a warm place. → These
29. You must clean this machine. → This
30. You have to pay your bill before you leave the hotel.→ Your
31. You mustn’t touch this button while the experiment is in progress. → This button